As part of our recent Innovation Strategy for Nonprofits event, Arthur Daemmrich of the Smithsonian Institution and Panos Panay of Berklee College of Music discussed how their organizations have been pivoting to offer educational experiences online. Daemmrich shared how his team has been adapting an in-person STEM laboratory designed for the National Museum of American History to the web — as well as the challenges of attracting an audience and keeping donors committed to the mission. Panay said that while Berklee has long offered online learning and degrees, some professors had never taught online, and some subjects — like dance — had not been offered that way. Participants from Harvard Business Publishing, Emory University, and the US Department of State also contributed to the conversation.
Macy's CEO Jeff Gennette was at the National Retail Federation's conference to deliver an update to his peers in the retail industry. In a mainstage session, Gennette touched on the consumer mood at the start of 2023; how Macy’s has begun converting some traditional stores to a smaller Market by...